[windowliker]

This is true, it was a big cultural moment, but the level to which they sold the absolute heck out of that film should not be understated. It was one of the first times I can clearly remember where a film came along at roughly the same time as all the secondary IP like games and merch, and seemingly more and more kept coming. Another film from around that time which had a similar media blitz was Alien 3, released the year after.

[ButlerianJihad]

In an age where cabinet video games and arcades were passé and a dying breed, Terminator 2 introduced an absolutely epic pinball game that started a renaissance of these machines all over again.

[skhr0680]

They don’t call the designer Steve “The King” Ritchie for nothing!

[windowliker]

Yes, I remember that table with the T800 skull. It was indeed epic.